That's a really good read. However, he doesn't answer the question, he apparently started with close to a million (says the cost of his restaurant was U$ 800.000).<p>I haven't made a million (my net worth is about 10.000 dollars), but my father has, starting from about 0.<p>How he did it: studied law, worked hard for 10 years at a law firm, became one of the best in his field, then opened his own practice.<p>With some of his savings, he invested really smartly on real estate (there was a crash in 2002/03 here in Uruguay) and got 5x/10x returns (we're at the peak of the housing bubble now), all the time working 14/16 hours a day (he's a workaholic).